Let's All Sing with The Chipmunks

Let's All Sing with the Chipmunks
Studio albumby Ross BagdasarianandAlvin and the Chipmunks
Released	1959
Recorded	1958–59
Genre	Children's
Length	23:32
Label	Liberty
Producer	Ross Bagdasarian
Ross BagdasarianandAlvin and the Chipmunkschronology
Let's All Sing with the Chipmunks (1959) Sing Again with The Chipmunks (1960)
Alternative cover
1961 reissue, utilizing the animated makeovers forThe Alvin Show
SinglesfromLet's All Sing with the Chipmunks
"The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" Released: 1958 "Alvin's Harmonica" Released: 1959 "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" Released: 1959

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Let's All Sing With the Chipmunksis the debut album ofAlvin and the Chipmunks.It is achildren'snoveltyalbum. The songs on the record are a mixture between cover versions of children's songs in thepublic domainand customized original musical material. It contains theA-sidesof the Chipmunks' first three singles: "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)","Alvin's Harmonica"and"Ragtime Cowboy Joe".The artist credit on the original release was listed asRoss Bagdasarian(changed to “Alvin, Simon and Theodore with David Seville” on the revised 1961 cover).

Album cover variations

The original issue of the album depicted three realistic looking chipmunks on the cover, with Alvin making a pose like the then-recently deceasedAl Jolson.When the album was reissued two years later, a new cover was substituted, that of anAlvin Showanimationcelsetup reenacting the poses the original chipmunks made, with the exception of Alvin, who was now shown as making a pose likeElvis Presley.The 2008 compact disc reissue uses the 1961 front cover design along with the original 1959 back cover.

Track listing

All songs would later be adapted as animated musical segments forThe Alvin Show.

Side one

1. "Yankee Doodle"(Trad., arr.Ross Bagdasarian Sr.) – 1:57
2. "Chipmunk Fun" (Bagdasarian Sr.) – 1:58
3. "The Little Dog (Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone)" (Septimus Winner)– 1:59
4. "Old MacDonald Cha Cha Cha"(Trad., arr. Bagdasarian Sr.) – 1:55
5. "Three Blind (Folded) Mice"(Trad., arr. Bagdasarian Sr.) – 1:54
6. "Alvin's Harmonica"(Bagdasarian Sr.) – 2:42

Side two

7. "Good Morning Song" (Mildred Hill) – 1:09
8. "Whistle While You Work"(Frank Churchill,Larry Morey) – 1:49
9. "If You Love Me(Alouette) "(Trad., arr. Bagdasarian Sr.) – 2:12
10. "Ragtime Cowboy Joe"(Maurice Abrahams) – 2:08
11. "Pop Goes the Weasel"(Trad., arr. Bagdasarian Sr.) – 1:19
12. "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)"(Bagdasarian, Sr.) – 2:21

Production credits

• Ross Bagdasarian-Producer
• Ted Keep-Engineer
• Pate/Francis & Assoc.-cover designand actualartwork- [original pressing]
• Studio Five-animation artwork-reissue pressing